Governor Greg Abbott has ordered county and municipal jails to suspend in-person visitations for inmates in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The executive order, which was announced Friday, will not apply to attorneys who are visiting clients, or to religious leaders and clergy members. When Abbott declared a state of disaster for Texas counties in March, he had suspended visitations to the state’s jails, prisons and juvenile justice facilities. Abbott said Friday’s announcement is a continuation of the state’s efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the disease linked to the coronavirus, in highly susceptible areas.

<p>Governor Greg Abbott has ordered county and municipal jails to suspend in-person visitations for inmates in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The executive order, which was announced Friday, will not apply to attorneys who are visiting clients, or to religious leaders and clergy members. When Abbott declared a state of disaster for Texas counties in March, he had suspended visitations to the state&rsquo;s jails, prisons and juvenile justice facilities. Abbott said Friday&rsquo;s announcement is a continuation of the state&rsquo;s efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the disease linked to the coronavirus, in highly susceptible areas.</p>

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